Rudraksha, Rudrākṣa, Rudra-aksha: 17 definitions
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Rudraksha has 15 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Rudrākṣa can be transliterated into English as Rudraksa or Rudraksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchRudrākṣa (रुद्राक्ष):—
1) m. Elaeocarpus Ganitrus Roxb. [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] n. die Beere, die zu Rosenkränzen verwandt wird, [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] [WILSON, Sel. Works] [?I,224. 236. 262. II,217. Oxforder Handschriften 64,a,2.] rudrākṣa so v. a. rudrākṣamālā Rosenkranz [Rājataraṅgiṇī 2, 127. 170.] dhāraṇa [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 1301.] [Oxforder Handschriften 85,b,8. 9.] māhātmya [94,b,1.] [Böhtlingk’s Verzeichniss No. 43.] mālā [WEBER, KṚṢṆAJ. 341.] mālikā [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 1288.] —
2) Name einer Upaniṣad [Weber’s Indische Studien 3, 325.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungRudrākṣa (रुद्राक्ष):——
1) m. Elaeocarpus Ganitrus ; n. die (zu Rosenkränzen verwendete) Beere. —
2) = rudrākṣamālā. —
3) Titel einer Upaniṣad.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Aksha, Rudra.
Starts with: Rudraksha-kamba, Rudrakshabharana, Rudrakshadharana, Rudrakshadharanamantra, Rudrakshahalasu, Rudrakshakalpa, Rudrakshala, Rudraksham, Rudrakshamahatmya, Rudrakshamahatmyavarnana, Rudrakshamala, Rudrakshamalika, Rudrakshapariksha, Rudrakshavalaya, Rudrakshopanishad.
Ends with: Bada rudraksha, Ekamukhirudraksha, Khoto-rudraksha, Nepal rudraksha.
Full-text (+178): Rudrakshamalika, Ekedashamukha, Dvivaktra, Trivaktra, Dvadashasya, Sama, Kantakasamyuta, Caturdashamukha, Saptavaktra, Navavaktra, Dashavaktra, Krimidushta, Vrana, Snigdha, Trayodashamukha, Nameru, Kantakahina, Avritta, Kantaka, Janardana.
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Search found 39 books and stories containing Rudraksha, Rudra-akṣa, Rudra-aksa, Rudra-aksha, Rudrākṣa, Rudraksa, Rudrakṣa; (plurals include: Rudrakshas, akṣas, aksas, akshas, Rudrākṣas, Rudraksas, Rudrakṣas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 4 - On the greatness of the Rudrākṣam < [Book 11]
Chapter 7 - On the greatness of one faced, etc., Rudrākṣam < [Book 11]
Chapter 5 - On the Rudrākṣam rosaries < [Book 11]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 25 - The greatness of Rudrākṣa < [Section 1 - Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā]
Chapter 26 - Śiva’s incarnation as Vaiśyanātha < [Section 3 - Śatarudra-saṃhitā]
Chapter 30 - Prayer to the lord of gods < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-saṃhitā (5): Yuddha-khaṇḍa]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 20 - The Great Efficacy of Rudrākṣa: The Story of Mahānandā < [Section 3 - Brāhmottara-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 13 - The Fight between Devas and Asuras < [Section 1 - Kedāra-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 95 - Vyāsa’s Arms Get Paralysed < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study) (by Arpita Chakraborty)
21. Śiva Mahāpurāṇa on Rudrākṣa < [Chapter 4 - A Critical approach to Rudrākṣa based on Śaiva Upaniṣads]
11-12. Process and Method of Wearing Rudrākṣa < [Chapter 4 - A Critical approach to Rudrākṣa based on Śaiva Upaniṣads]
25. Śiva-Gītā on Rudrākṣa < [Chapter 4 - A Critical approach to Rudrākṣa based on Śaiva Upaniṣads]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 59 - In Praise of Rudrākṣa < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Chapter 60 - In Praise of Tulasī < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
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